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Just noticed the campaign is available to me in my premium shop, but I also received this campaign when I bought the PEF package with the stated campaign. So, would love to get more steel to keep in reserve, for forthcoming ships bought only with steel.

Just noticed the campaign is available to me in my premium shop, but I also received this campaign when I bought the PEF package with the stated campaign. So, would love to get more steel to keep in reserve, for forthcoming ships bought only with steel.

Thoughts?

You can purchase the campaign twice, but only get the steel once (for the 1st purchase). The second purchase extends the end-date of the campaign based on your purchase date, that's all....

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Just noticed the campaign is available to me in my premium shop, but I also received this campaign when I bought the PEF package with the stated campaign. So, would love to get more steel to keep in reserve, for forthcoming ships bought only with steel.

Thoughts?

2 minutes ago, hangglide42 said:

You can purchase the campaign twice, but only get the steel once (for the 1st purchase). The second purchase extends the end-date of the campaign based on your purchase date, that's all....

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I dont think you can get it twice, HOWEVER... This does bring up the argument of P2W.

Does the element of buying for certain mission with certain rewards, Benefiting the few.... Is that the worse P2W element of the game ?

While I understand the argument, for me its more about time management. Since I live/work overseas, but play on the NA server, it's very tough for me to coordinate good playing times with other clan members or ranked battles, so the steel campaign was perfect for me, allowing me to o the campaign missions at my pace and rate.

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@Navalpride33 Please explain how any campaign obtained by any means could possibly be seen as Pay To Win! I have yet to see anything offered for purchase by WG or gifted/awarded that makes it possible for one to survive much less win every battle!

It's not so much "P2W" as it is them just blatantly selling steel which is something they said they were never going to do.

To the best of my knowledge, WG never stated that Steel would not be sold. It was stated as being a reward for Ranked, Clan Battles and possibly other battle modes. There was speculation by the community that Steel would be sold and of what other battle modes it might be available in.

In any case, you could not just plop down money and get Steel like you do doubloons. You still had to complete missions and campaigns, so your assertion of Steel being sold is not supported by what is going on.

I dont think you can get it twice, HOWEVER... This does bring up the argument of P2W.

Does the element of buying for certain mission with certain rewards, Benefiting the few.... Is that the worse P2W element of the game ?

It's a skill/time/money relationship to this. Either:

a. You're skilled enough to be in a storm league clan or better

b. You rank out in rank battles

c. You got time to grind it out.

d. You have dinero to shorten the time to grind it out.

3 hours ago, PinkoCommieScumbag said:

It's not so much "P2W" as it is them just blatantly selling steel which is something they said they were never going to do.

2 minutes ago, Kizarvexis said:

To the best of my knowledge, WG never stated that Steel would not be sold. It was stated as being a reward for Ranked, Clan Battles and possibly other battle modes. There was speculation by the community that Steel would be sold and of what other battle modes it might be available in.

In any case, you could not just plop down money and get Steel like you do doubloons. You still had to complete missions and campaigns, so your assertion of Steel being sold is not supported by what is going on.

Well, the Steel Monster and Steel Prinz packages showed steel can be monetized. You still have to do the effort to get it though. It's just takes less effort.

Well, the Steel Monster and Steel Prinz packages showed steel can be monetized. You still have to do the effort to get it though. It's just takes less effort.

Yes, you can plop down $129.99 for Steel Prinz and get the Steel Monsters campaign and Might of Steel mission chain, but that doesn't give you Steel. You still have to complete them or you get 0 Steel for your money.

Yes, you can plop down $129.99 for Steel Prinz and get the Steel Monsters campaign and Might of Steel mission chain, but that doesn't give you Steel. You still have to complete them or you get 0 Steel for your money.

I thought I said that in the last 2 sentences.

6 minutes ago, Kizarvexis said:

You still have to do the effort to get it though. It's just takes less effort.

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I dont think you can get it twice, HOWEVER... This does bring up the argument of P2W.

Does the element of buying for certain mission with certain rewards, Benefiting the few.... Is that the worse P2W element of the game ?

Black is great paper... Bourgogne is a great rock... Stalingrad is a great pair of scissors... but each has weaknesses. There's no premium ship that doesn't find a ham fisted backhand of a counter on the tech tree.

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I dont think you can get it twice, HOWEVER... This does bring up the argument of P2W.

Does the element of buying for certain mission with certain rewards, Benefiting the few.... Is that the worse P2W element of the game ?

How is it pay to win? It certainly qualifies as "pay to get more steel". What is it --like 4k or 5K steel to complete all the tasks.(?) But by itself its not even close to the amount of steel you'd need to get the pure stalinimum Volgograd. Nor is it enough to get you a Black or a Flint.

All three of those ships could be classified as "play well to win more". Conversely I'd reckon if you let a 45% w/r player buy a stalinimum Volgograd, Black or Flint, in the premium shop, I'd be willing to bet cash money on that 45% w/r player still having a 45% w/r after a hundred or two hundred games in any of those 3 ships.

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How is it pay to win? It certainly qualifies as "pay to get more steel". What is it --like 4k or 5K steel to complete all the tasks.(?) But by itself its not even close to the amount of steel you'd need to get the pure stalinimum Volgograd. Nor is it enough to get you a Black or a Flint.

All three of those ships could be classified as "play well to win more". Conversely I'd reckon if you let a 45% w/r player buy a stalinimum Volgograd, Black or Flint, in the premium shop, I'd be willing to bet cash money on that 45% w/r player still having a 45% w/r after a hundred or two hundred games in any of those 3 ships.

If you put down $129.99 for the Steel Prinz bundle, then you can get up to 10,038 Steel as you get access to Steel Monsters 4,000 steel, Might of Steel 2,019 steel, the free Nerves of Steel 2,019 steel and the free Highness PEF campaign 2,000 steel.

The $99.99 Mighty Prinz bundle can get you up to 8,019 Steel with the Steel Monsters 4,000 steel, the free Nerves of Steel 2,019 steel and the free Highness PEF campaign 2,000 steel.

The other PEF bundles and/or free play get you up to 4,019 Steel with the free Nerves of Steel 2,019 steel and the free Highness PEF campaign 2,000 steel.

If you are in a clan, depending upon the level of your Steel port, you can get +5%, +7%, or +10% of the Steel amount.

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The 2 were the last two. Having a free rental comes with a couple of draw backs:

1. How much time do you have with the ship? How proficient are you at hitting evading targets at 20 km away while doing WASD hax yourself?

2. No camo - in a game were the refrigerator reigns supreme, no camo means nekkid.

If we have a matchup between a Zao rental and a Zao specced for clan Battles, who do you think has better odds for victory?

I don't see why hitting and evading targets at 20km would be any different in a rental ship vs. a bought ship.

I would say the odds are better for the zao that was earned rather than the rental, but that's because the player in the rental is more likely to be less experienced. The slight drop in concealment due to not having camo wouldn't play a huge factor in my opinion. For a DD, sure, that would definitely be a more significant disadvantage, but not so much for a cruiser or BB.

I don't see why hitting and evading targets at 20km would be any different in a rental ship vs. a bought ship.

I would say the odds are better for the zao that was earned rather than the rental, but that's because the player in the rental is more likely to be less experienced. The slight drop in concealment due to not having camo wouldn't play a huge factor in my opinion. For a DD, sure, that would definitely be a more significant disadvantage, but not so much for a cruiser or BB.

Simple..a Zao with a legendary mod (which you grinded out in the tech ship) has a rudder shift of 2.9 sec. That's DD level rudder shift there. Which means you can evade/ tank Yamato shells ( or anyone else's shells) far more easily. Torps also for that matter. The farther the range, the easier it is. You can't duplicate that with a rental.

As for having a larger detection range not being an issue...well try being spotted first by a dd sooner. And he doesn't have to shoot his guns at you. He just have to keep you visible for his buddies to shoot at you. Seen first focused fired on first. Add the lack of experience on how to play the ship and being less nimble done a Zao specced for CB... well, you get the idea. That's why I always blanch if someone from my clan decides he wants to play a rental. He ain't going to live long.